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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1992
Filed:
May. 18, 1990
Hisao Chikano, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A terminal device having an electrophotographic recording function includes a main frame having a first accommodation portion and a second accommodation portion provided on a bottom portion of the main frame, and an image recording part. The terminal device also includes a controller board having a controller which generates character code data from a host system coupled to the terminal device, the controller board being accommodated in the first accommodation portion of the main frame, and an engine board having a print engine controller which generates image data from the character code data, the engine board being accommodated in the first accommodation portion of the main frame. The terminal device further includes a power supply unit providing the controller board and the print engine board with power, the power supply unit having a casing and a fan for cooling the power supply unit, the power supply unit being accommodated in the second accommodation portion of the main frame, and a shield member magnetically shielding the first and second accommodation portions from each other as well as an external device.